Governing States & Localities
Fifth Edition
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to understand:
- the history of public healthcare in the United States
- welfare reform and variation in state policy responsibility
- how TANF, Medicaid, and Medicare differ
- what the Affordable Care Act is and how it affects state health policy
- the phrase “devolution revolution” and what it means for state policymaking
- the role of SCHIP in expanding healthcare benefits
- how the “baby boom” retirement and prescription drug costs affect state health policy